CVE-2017-6266 Affecting nvidia-graphics-drivers package, versions <384.98-2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-NVIDIAGRAPHICSDRIVERS-1555142
  • published22 Sept 2017
  • disclosed22 Sept 2017

Introduced: 22 Sep 2017

CVE-2017-6266  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 nvidia-graphics-drivers to version 384.98-2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nvidia-graphics-drivers package and not the nvidia-graphics-drivers package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where improper access controls could allow unprivileged users to cause a denial of service.